I think the history of the donut ride shows how sketchy it is. Probably less so in the spring/fall as numbers are lower, but I can imagine how many crashes there are in the summer. From what I've read and heard it has a long history of crashes, people acting like idiots, etc and that actually seems to appeal to a lot of the riders. I think some people go into it not expecting the sketchiness and that's where a lot of the backlash comes in.